How to Sculpt a Mouth

The other day a few students asked me to show them how to sculpt a mouth.

Now, I have been thinking of how to show this feature off for over a year now. I had looked at Edouard Lanteri, at Lucchesi and all over the web to find a way that would show off the following items that I think are crucial to understanding the structure of the mouth. I just couldn't find an easy to understand workflow, though. At least, not till yesterday.

So, starting with a fresh perspective, I sat down to show them the elements that I think are important to understand about the mouth and came up with a pretty cool demonstration of how to digitally sculpt a mouth.

Please note, that I made heavy use of the Clay brush. When you see me make sharp, incised lines in the model that was done with the Standard brush and Alpha 39 on ZSub.

I hope you enjoy it.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• zbrush
• sculpt
• clay
• digital
• art
• learning

[Zehcnas89]

What I don't understand is, why bother sculpting the teeth rather than sculpting the lips outright?

[rkingslien]

@Zehcnas89 This demo is an exaggeration of what is going on in my mind when I sculpt a mouth. We should, in our minds eye, be able to see the teeth. :)

[rkingslien]

@Zehcnas89 This demo is an exaggeration of what is going on in my mind when I sculpt a mouth. We should, in our minds eye, be able to see the teeth. :)

[roxonogueira]

So I heard you saying in some other youtube video that you worked in pixologic... and looking at the style of this speedsculpt... I must assume that you were the one that sculpted the default bust in zbrush.. AM I RIGHT?

[rkingslien]

@roxonogueira Yep. Sculpted them but that was a while ago. :)

[rkingslien]

thanks caccipergolo. :)

gerryjam - Actually I studied traditionally at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Thanks for the kind words. :)

[nomnomlad]

Great video, what brush are you using?

[T3RRABYT3]

0:50 Admiral Ackbar

[T3RRABYT3]

Nice set of smackers ya got there buddy.

[WASSIMLENS]

merci beaucoup 

[TexDstZ]

wow